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Testing out a new camera + lights https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1MYGNgypbjzJw

@aarondfrancis 🎯 good things happen to people in motion. https://twitter.com/patio11/status/717150804642103298

“People in an Idea Lab don’t usually take arguments personally because Idea Lab culture is built around the core notion that people and ideas are separate things. People are meant to be respected, ideas are meant to be batted around and picked apart.”

– @waitbutwhy

How many of you have seen Kindergarten Cop?

Ok. Whoa. https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/1653131660748111873

Sounds like I’m not the only one. https://twitter.com/VineetSinha/status/1653134324328177685

I just got logged out of my Twitter accounts.

Sounds like this happened to others too?

Terry is a Canadian broadcasting legend! I grew up listening to him on @cbcradio.

Couldn't believe it when he submitted his setup to @MyPodStudio. 🙌 https://twitter.com/TransistorFM/status/1653116643189592064

@Konsistently1 @businessbarista @asmartbear @wpengine @robwalling @MicroConf @TransistorFM @csallen @IndieHackers Thanks! 🙌

@miahsix @Big_E @TransistorFM 👍

@ylecun @nytimestech Thoughts on this NYT article?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/technology/ai-google-chatbot-engineer-quits-hinton.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Back on the lake today!

@danshipper does this mean I’ll finally be able to learn Turbo Pascal?

@Shpigford Looks 🔥

@KeliWestgate Yes!!!

@JBowdacious Probably just 1 cam for now

First day on the lake this year! #vernonbc

Got an overhead bar installed today.

Did a few lighting experiments with a few lights we had laying around.

I’ll show you what the shots look like next. 👍

This is a good point too. https://twitter.com/jayclouse/status/1652300495711526912

@aarondfrancis I made a fairly profound life choice about ~14 years ago, partly because of people replying to me on Reddit.

I’ll tell you about it sometime. (Maybe when we’re in Belgium!)

@Lockedown_ @bluesky @arcalinea The whole app is in beta. They didn’t expect this level of interest yet.

It’s a tiny team (~5 devs?)

Their team just burned the midnight oil to deliver blocks.

@thatroblennon @TransistorFM Omg! This just made my Friday.

Thanks so much. 🙌

@Lockedown_ @bluesky @arcalinea The CEO, @arcalinea, is solid.

From techdirt:

"Before she became CEO of Bluesky, Jay Graber wrote the definitive exploration of decentralized social media networks back in 2020, and has laid out the pros and cons of nearly every approach."

https://medium.com/decentralized-web/decentralized-social-networks-e5a7a2603f53

@Lockedown_ @bluesky @arcalinea I get it, but it’s going to be pretty difficult to avoid every company Jack has ever invested in.

Apparently, Bluesky's waitlist has over one million+ people on it. The team is slowly rolling out invites to 1,000 people per week.

I just updated my piece on this here:
https://justinjackson.ca/bluesky

@stephenrobles Haha. Not right now.

Each user gets one invite code for every two weeks they're on the app.

The team is also not using invite codes to “hack growth” or create FOMO.

They’re building this airplane in the air, trying to keep all the engines running.

It's still very much a WIP. Lots of wrinkles to iron out.

Lots of false narratives circulating about @bluesky (especially in the media coverage I've seen):

- The CEO is @arcalinea (not Jack Dorsey!!)
- Dorsey is an investor and one of three board members

I don't love the "abundance / scarcity mindset" dichotomy...

BUT, there was a part of me that believed that it would be easier for me to earn enough revenue for myself and my family than to have enough revenue for ~people (and their families).

A good team + good business…

@CupOJoseph @pi0neerpat "Amplify each other's strengths" is a good way to put it.

To be clear, I tried other partnerships before that didn't work out (for various reasons).

And... one thing that's helped with Transistor is it gave us the resources to have margin in our lives (and to share that margin with our team).

The "engine" of the company has to work.

The idea of being a solopreneur used to appeal to me.

In my mind, it meant less drama, less pressure to increase revenue, and more autonomy.

Two things changed my mind:

1. Partnering with Jon on @TransistorFM
2. Hiring a great team

Working with great people makes life better.

@mattwensing 🤩 nice!

@alexisohanian Appreciate your thoughts here.

Also appreciated your Business Dad podcast. 👍

https://businessdad.transistor.fm/

@immad @mercury Congrats! 🙌

@petersuhm Really appreciate this Pete.

I think your advice for the entrepreneur is spot on.

And (on the other side) I think governments should make starting a small business less stressful. 👍

@usamaejaz Exactly

RT @hausofdecline:

@imgyf 🤣

@theleviallen Thanks! I'll try it out.

Quick camera test! Which do you prefer?

RT @williamchanner: Some news! After a long Twitter hiatus, I'm happy to announce that I'm going full-time @theloversmag ✨ We're launching…

I legit think I will get my son to edit my next YouTube video to see what he comes up with. 🤔

"Dad, just get to the point. What's with this big long intro?"

"Ditch that animated title and music; nobody wants to watch that."

"There's nothing interesting about this shot; you're just sitting behind your desk talking."

"18 minutes?! Who's going to watch a video that long?"

YouTube pro tip:

If you're a YouTuber in your 40s and want some brutally honest feedback, ask your 15-year-old! 😬

@mikker Coding, office work.

@stephenrobles Haha. See "decently priced."

What's a decently priced, high-quality external monitor for a Macbook these days? 💻🖥️

@arvidkahl lol hahaha

@simonhamp hahahahaha

@jasonfried hahahaha. the older I get, the more i enjoy these jokes.

i get energy from my kids' eyerolls

When someone reports a bug and tells me to check the logs.

@AndrewWHacks Yup! It will also be federated.

1. Click YouTube link (opens in in-app browser)
2. Open the same link (again) in Safari
3. Click “Open in app”
4. YouTube app finally opens 😤

@joshucar Haha. Nope, I just really like walks and listening to podcasts.

Just got my @bannerbearHQ 🧸 from @yongfook in the mail!

There’s nothing better than going for a walk and seeing where you end up.

#vernonbc

Would love to have you join my newsletter:
https://justinjackson.ca/newsletter

I write about bootstrapping, computers, the good life, building calm companies, business ethics, and creating a better society.

Trying to get in the practice of sending my email newsletter:

https://justinjackson.ck.page/posts/what-is-bluesky

Wrote about:

- Bluesky (are people leaving twitter?)
- Hiring @joshuaanderton at @TransistorFM
- How we're building a YouTube studio
- Good links (including @asmartbear's latest)

I just made a quick video explaining what Bluesky social is, how it's different than Twitter, and how invite codes work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs0VXcCs69Q

@CasJam Via iMessage? 😉

RT @EspreeDevora: “everything you put into your product should make the customer’s life better”

✍️ @mijustin

If your kids are into space travel (or you're into space!) this is really fun.

Scroll up, higher and higher, and see what you find at different altitudes. https://twitter.com/nealagarwal/status/1648696437348106244

@theKevinShen To anyone thinking about signing up: we've been going through the process of rebuilding our studio with Kevin and his team and they've been awesome!

@jasonfried @IndieHackers I just ran out!

@jonhainstock @threehourcoffee They're handing out invite codes very slowly.

I just created a public "Bootstrappers / @IndieHackers on Bluesky" list here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tz5ihnzD5t6-o_8SZFn3WFqLS-PVLDYClJnbCcq75Hk/edit?usp=sharing

@threehourcoffee I've got a public "Bootstrappers on Bluesky" list here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tz5ihnzD5t6-o_8SZFn3WFqLS-PVLDYClJnbCcq75Hk/edit?usp=sharing

@CasJam Creating a public "Bootstrappers on Bluesky" list here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tz5ihnzD5t6-o_8SZFn3WFqLS-PVLDYClJnbCcq75Hk/edit?usp=sharing

@oneclassycoder @noahwbragg At the time, religious beliefs. 😉

@KatLoughrey Haha. Yup.

(And as others have mentioned, when you actually interact with someone in their 20s, there's clearly an age gap!)

@jeremylatham Totally.

@kovyrin Oh, I don't feel like a 25-year-old 'maturity' wise.

It's more of a... "spiritual" in my soul I feel 25. 😄

@webby2001 Hello Chicago!

We are Select the Pants!

This our newest song: Life in the Bottom Drawer!!! 🎸👖

Trying out multiple things today:

- new camera + lens (Canon)
- teleprompter (Glide Gear)
- new mic boom arm (@elgato wave)
- background corner light

Working on more studio stuff today with Lorinda.

One thing @theKevinShen recommends is creating a Pinterest board to create a feel for the backdrop you'd like.

Here's mine:
https://www.pinterest.ca/mijustin/video-studio-background-and-backdrops-and-items/

This is such a good way to put it: "what age does your inner monologue feel?"

https://twitter.com/cooperx86/status/1650898766101200900

@VicVijayakumar Nice!

@voozahq My sense is that for many adults, our "inner monologue person" is quite a bit younger than our actual age.

@adamrochette Yup! That's a big part of it.

@cooperx86 Yeah! That encompasses the feeling for me too.

That's such a good way to put it: "what age does your inner monologue feel?"

Physically I feel my age.

Intellectually/mentally I feel my age. (I’ve learned and experienced a ton since my 20s).

It’s more like “spiritually” I feel younger than I am.

@daniel_nguyenx Haha. I hope so! 🙏

@adamrochette Yeah, it’s weird.

Physically I feel my age.

Intellectually/mentally I feel my age. (I’ve learned and experienced a ton since my 20s).

It’s more like “spiritually” I feel younger than I am.

Ironically, when I was 25 (with two kids, a mini van, and a mortgage) I probably felt 40.

So now I’m just feeling the reverse! 😜

@typeoneerror Haha. Mentally?!

With all that 👨‍🚒 🏋️‍♀️ your body probably feels young though!

@thewprockstar Yeah. My body feels old, haha.

But my mind, energy, and aspirations still feels young.

@noahwbragg 🤣

Practically, when I was 25 (with two kids, a mini van, and a mortgage) I probably felt 40. So now I’m just feeling the reverse!

For more on “the age in your head,” read @JenSeniorNY’s piece here:

https://apple.news/AJzm5lVffSXC-tRrlq46BTg

As a kid, I always assumed that older adults “felt their age.”

Now I’m nearly 43, but in my head I feel about 25.

I’ve learned that I’m not the only one! This phenomenon is called “subjective age.”

How about you? What age do you “feel” you are?

@Teevio @PodStandards How is that different than RSS?

@petersuhm What an update! Thanks for sharing all that.

I’m a big fan of Reform; lots of potential in that product. 👍

@Teevio @PodStandards Still decentralized?

@Teevio Are you familiar with what we're doing over at @PodStandards?

https://podstandards.org/

@threehourcoffee I’m there 👋

@ianlandsman @mateusjatenee Governments (especially the G8 and the EU) could introduce legislation that effectively slows down AI research by the big firms (Microsoft, Google, etc) until we can better understand what's in the black box.

Taxing negative externalities is often discussed, but the G8 + EU must…

@ianlandsman @mateusjatenee From a technical policy POV, I'd defer to AI experts like Dr. Stuart Russell who believes we shouldn't move forward until we understand what the black box is doing.

From econocmic policy POV, we need to (finally) enact policy that shares the upside of automation with workers.

@ianlandsman @mateusjatenee What you’re calling “doom and gloom” I feel is more:

“Let’s take a moment to really consider the ramifications.”

I like AI! I use it.

But I’m simultaneously concerned about it.

Being concerned isn’t automatically “doom and gloom”. 🙄

@mateusjatenee @ianlandsman Bingo. 🎯